.--§ ‘4 -._....u— - . 121E PEOPLE’S PAPER. Largest Circulation. Vol. I, No. 251. The Daily Gazette 13 issued very week-day at 3 P. AL. at ONE CENT PER COPY. I‘m; Cheapest Rates for Advertising, and THE LARGEST CIRCULATION. The Weekly Gazette. l Combined with Friday's Daile Is issued every Friday at Noon. at mama CENTS pan corr, on $1.50 PER YEAR. the Daily and Weekly. Served to Local Subscribe-rs at TEN nears PER WEEK. OB $5.00 PER YEAR. A. H. BYINGTON. Proprietor. _,-_.._ A“; A ...4::.+yJ):-.‘ "' I‘Iu'. paper has the largest circulation of an I pup.»- in. the State west ofBridgeport. JOB PRINTING. HR. HARRY M. GARDNER. Jn.. formerly of New York City, is the superintendent of our Printing Departments. He is an experienced ilook, JOb and Newspaper Printer, and all .an‘li entrusted to him will be satisfactorily tone. Special care and attention given to CHURCH AND SOCIETY PRINTING. ‘- TERSE TALES OF THE TOWN. What a typical March day. Photographer Readman is out again. Congratulations are in order for Chief Prowitt. ‘ Mr. Henry Bissell is home again from the wild, woolly west. . Miss Helen Curtis is spending a week In New York city. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore will be 70 - years Old on December 19. Michael Sheedy of Winnipauk, is visiting friends at Springfield. Pinneo has a large display of exceed- ingly rich and dainty holiday goods. Manager R. F. Adams is negotiating for Proctor’s New Haven Opera House. ’ ~~Gold, Silver and Ivory-headed Walking Canes, atA. W. Austin’s. 250tf Governor-elect McKinley of Ohio is suffering from an attack of the grippe. . . ‘ ‘ -—,..,-,—‘-'3:O. -» n A .11 Berlin banker “7&5 threatenedyes- . .terday in the same manner as Russell .1 Sage. Miss Maud Sherwood expects to spend the Christmas holidays in Brooklyn, New York. ' Influenza is raging in Europe, an among the sufferers who have died is the Archduke Sigismund of Austria. Lawyer George T. Walker, of Brook— lyn Hills, L. I., has been anonymously warned to leave town under; threat of death. —Riggs, the Druggist, requests you to examine hishandsome stock of Holi- day Gifts before purchasing elsewhere. Tallapoosa, Ga., is booming. One of the largest powder and cartridge fac- tories of the South is in course of con— struction there. . The South Carolina Legislature has passed the Anti-Free Pass bill, fixing afine of $500 for any public official who shall accept a railroad pass. During the greater part of Decem- ber, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Ura— nus are morning stars, and Venus, J u- piter and Neptune evening stars. One-third of the women of Germany and Austria are said to support them- selves, and half of those who are mar- ried help in gainful occupations. ——Fine Perfumery Cut Glass Bottles, and Bottles for covering at Riggs’ Drug Store. The numerous young friends of Miss Amy Watkins will be glad to learn that she is expected at the Grace Church Rectory during the holiday season. Henry L. Norcross’ parents, identi- fied as the bomb thrower, made affida- vits before Coroner Messemer, and re- turned to Boston with their son's effects yesterday. The body of Richard Harvey knelt at a Greenwich street window for two days, within plain view of passing “L” trains, before it was discovered that he was dead. Mrs. M. E. Mead contemplates giv- ing a Christmas tree and party, to twenty-five little poor children. May others charitably inclined, follow her noble example. As Music Hall is engaged for Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday afternoons, Prof. Newell is obliged to have 'his dancing class this afternOon instead of Friday as usual. One Of the silvér wedding presents received by the Empress of Russia is an ermine mantle which cost £10,000. This is a ift of the nobility of the pro- vince of herson. ~ —-I have very cheap mixed Candies, but I would rather sell you a better quality—you Will be more than pleased. Starr, confectioner. 251-2t A case of poisoning from using rail— old lard for frying potatoes is reported in West Bay City, Mich. The family, named Flynn, consisting of nine ‘per- sons, will recover. “Equal and Exact J ustiee to all Men of Whatever State or Persuasion, Religious or_1?olitiea, .”——Je arson. A woman was murdered in Brooklyn and her child fatally injured by rob- bers yesterday. A cocking main between birds owned by Bridgeport and Birmingham parties will take place the coming week. Pioneer Hook and Ladder company will give a ball at the Opera House, Wednesday evening, February .17th_. , .... ——Maillard’s fine Chocolates at Starr’s, 64 Wall street. ' 2 The thirteen years old son of Milk- man Morell Roberts died last night of diphtheria, and is to be buried to-day. At Meridenis city election yesterday Dr. Tracy, the democretic candidate, was elected by twenty-eight majority. A collision occurred on the New York which a fireman was killed and an en- gineer wounded. Manager Folchi has been deposed by the pope from the v1ce chancellory of the apostolic chamber ow1ng to faults of administration. The wife of Senator Hawley is seri- ously ill. Yesterday Mrs. Hawley un- derwent a surgical operation, which has left her in an exhausted condition. ———Norwalk Bridge Souvenir at A. W. Austins. The Electric Light Co., deeming th Borough water unreliable and exhor- bitantly high, has arranged 1178. supply from the bed of the Norwalk river, for filling its boilers. Spoons, 250tf E. S. Hollister, a well known manu- facturer of Shelton, died at his homeat 11.30 to-day. He had been Slck With fever for some time, but his death was sudden at the last. Venezuela has fifty-six holidays every year. On these occasions the people close their, stores and enjoy themselves in chicken fights and other tropical amusements. A girl in Norway must be able to bake bread before she can have a bean. “The one who takes the cake as a cock is considered the flower of the family," says a recent traveler. - —Choice after dinner coffee cups in Limoges, Sevres and Dresden ware at Plaisted’s. -_ ‘ While the “ghost train was passing through Portland last night a stone was thrown through one of the w1n- dows. The broken glass severely cut a qnan on the head and hand. In the Superior Court,civil side, yes- terday, the Osborn will case was post- poned to Monday next on account of the death of the wife of Juror John L. Beardsley, of Huntington. 2—1 am still agent for Wheeler 8: Wil- son Sewing Machines. Prompt atten- tion given to orders addressed to. box 191, Norwalk post office. Repairing also done. S. J. O’Brien. A typical son of Erin, from Hillside, called at “Horry” Dann’s stable last evening and stated that “his misthres wanted a carriage sint up to the house 4 in toime to meet the 11.87 thrain in the mornin’.” ~ Coroner Mix has decided to hold en- gineer Meehan and fiagman Dobbins accountable for the recent railroad ac- cident at Wheaton’s crossing, near Waterbury, in which George Young- love was killed. The ravages of the “grip" are ex- tending eastward,and reports of alarm: ing death rates come from the Missouri Valley. It has also reached Ohio and Indiana, there being over 2,000 cases in Indianapolis. The steamei-‘Spree, which arrived in New York, Saturday, brought $263,000 in gold. The total imports of specie at New York last week amounted to 81,- 078,652; the total received since Sep- tember 12, is $32,993,210. —The place to buy Holiday presents is at G. A. Gregory 6: Co’s. Cut glass bottles, pocket-books and mirrors in endless variety. In the notice of the installation of the ofiicersof Welcome Stranger Lodge, Sons of St. George, which appeared in the DAILY GAZETTE yesterday, the types made us say “ Welcome Stranger Lodge, S. of T.,” instead of S. of St. G. Editor A. P. Wilder, whom the New Haven Palladiun sent south to study the country, writes home that Florida is one of the largest states in ‘the Union, that the everglades are invested with a romantic interest and that the pine- apple industry is growing. ' ’ The entertainment to be given this evening b the ladies of the South Norwalk on regational Church at the residence of udge A. J. Crofut, will be as delightful as it will be novel, and should draw out,as it undoubtedly will, a crowd of pleasant people. It is reported that the Navy Depart- ment at Washington is in a warlike mood. It has an idea that Chili is de- laying the Baltimore outrage inquiry so as to have time to complete its new and formidable ironclad Captain Prat, and then give Uncle Sam battle. The wives of the Odd Fellows will give a supper at. their hall, GAZETTE; building, this evening for the purpose of raising funds to purchase a banner 9 for Norwalk Lodge No. 2881, G. U. C. of O. F. At 9 o’clock sharp a grand cake and cane walk will commence. Central near Fishkill, last night, in‘ Norwalk, Conn, Wednesday Evening, December 16, 1891'. J. H. Buckley 8r. Son’s engine arrived last night and is being rapidly placed in position. It is said that they Will have to work night and day to get out from under the mass of orders that have accumulated since the accident to the engine occurred. The grip seems to be spreading“. all over the country, from Maine to Cali- fornia, and from Canada_to Mex1co. The Spread of the disease is attributed to the unreasonably warm weather. It also has spread to Europe, where it seems much more severe than on this continent. —Go to G. A. Gregory' & Co. for your Holiday presents. Mirrors in oak, celluloid and plush, cut glass bottles, fancy silver articles and numerous other things for Xmas presents. Carpenters' and Joiners’ Union, N o. 746, initiated six new members, last evening, and elected the followmg of- ficers: President, William A. Kellogg ; V. P., C. F. Elllingwood; R. Sec’y., R. W. Reid ; F. Sec’y. , E. L. Griswold; Trees, '0. H. Fitch ; .Con. G. H; St. John; warden, W. Britto. In the year of 1890 the number of railroad employees killed on the roads in this country was 2,500; the entire number injured was over=>22,000. About, 400 brakemen were killed, and 7,800 were injured while coupling cars. So great a loss of life, and such large num- bers of the injured. called out a pro- test by the President of the United States in his annual message. Birmingham, Eng, is to have new water-works with a storage capacity 0 17,369,000 gallons. The supply is to come from the water shed Of the Elan and Claerwen rivers in mid-Wales, about 80 miles from Birmingham, where the land cannot be cultivated. The aqueduct from six reserv01rs is to com- prise line miles of tunnel, 35 miles of conduits in excavations, and 65 miles of iron pipe. Joseph Barnes was arrested yesterday at the instigation of his wife who charged that on Friday last Joseph came home, broke open the front door of their cottage by the sea, smashed the large lamp in the sitting room, and then to cap the climax, assaulted her. Barnes was before Judge Austin this morning, who after hearing both Sides of the story, discharged him on the payment of the costs. . William B. Burrall, a well-known civil engineer, died in Springfield, Mass.,on the 11th inst. Mr. Burrall was born at Canaan, Conn., in 1832. His grandfather on his mother’s side, was ex-Governor Holly, of Lakeville, hf'l paternal grandfather was Judge Bur— rall, of Litchfield county, and his father was W. P. Burrall, for many years vice-president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. The gifts to Yale University, during the past year, amount to the sum of $349,394.91, as follows 2. From Dr. Henry Bronson, for professorship of natural philosophy $27,243.85 : from as tate of Gov. James E. English for li- brary funds, $10,000 ; from Mrs. Har- riet T. Leavenworth to found Elias W. Leavenworth memorial fund, $15,000; from treasurer of the alumniuniversity fund $9,408.40; from estate of Joseph A. Christman $22,631.68; from estate of Philip Marett $2,284,95 ; from estate of Thomas C. Sloane $75,000; from Mrs. T. G. Waterman $40,000; from P. N. \Vclch $42,579,051 ; from Joseph Col- ton $9,000; from Morris K. J essup, $20,000; from J. Pierpont Morgan :62”,- 000. Additional gifts $12,650.22. ——Nickle Alarm Clocks at 87 cts. each, at A. W. Austin’s. 2501: ' —»-——--———-——<‘>—~—————— Meeting of Business Men. ’ ' There was a meeting of the repre- sentative business men from both ends of the towns, at the City Hotel last evening, for the purpose of organizing a branch of the State Business Men’s association. There were thirteen pres- cut and it was not thought advisable to yet perfect the organization, so it was made temporary until a future date. Mr. James A. Farrington was made chairman. G. H. Bromfield secretary, and Jacob Schaub, treasurer. The following committee was appointed to arrange for a grand mass meeting of the business men to be held in this city Jan. 14th: Geo. W. Raymond, J. P. N ickerson, Charles Glover, Wm. Stowe, Lawton, J. A. Farrington and Jacob Schaub. A preliminary meeting will be held up town Jan. 5th, and will be addressed by the secretary of the state association, and other prominent men. ————-———-<+>———- Again Before Congress. Senator Platt has again presented in congress the bill for the relief of the New,_ Haven National bank, which in the last congress passed the senate, but never received action by the house. This is the case in which the bank seeks payment on a naval certificate which it accepted as security for a note and which was forfeited by non-payment of the note. Between $3,000 and $4,000 is involved. - ‘ ' _ Triplets in East Hartford. The Courant says that Mrs. Samuel Elton, a colored woman living on Cen- tral' avenue in East Hartford, gave birth to triplets last night. Two of them were boys and the third was a girl. . Each of them weighed about six pounds and the attending physician enthusias- tically described them as “beauties.” Mother and children are doing well. 0” St. John’s Lodge. Now that the excitement over the se- lection of a Chief Engineer of the Fire Department is over. the next cugross~ ing interest is to be among the Masonic ; Brethren, who [meet to-morrow 'even— ing to gelect almaster of St. John’s Lodge. Chief Prowltt Reselected. The annual meeting of the Fire De- partment for the nomination of a Chief Engineer and two assistants, was held at Pioneer Hook and Ladder headquarters last evening. A large vote was polled, but four members of the department failing to cast their ballots. The vote for Chief resulted as follows: Whole number votes cast, 93 Necessary for a chmce, 47 J. T. PrOWitt, 66 ‘ G. A. Franke. .- 26 Scattering. . . ‘ . 1 The votes for 1st assmtant engineer were next counted, and "as all sorts of wires had been “pulled” in favor of the different candidates, a_ close vote was expected. The followmg was the re- sult: ' Whole number votes cast, Necessar for a cliOice, , 48 Franms . McKeon. J r., 38 Thomas S. Osborne, 32 Fred. Smith, 16 Scattering, . 8 As no candidate had received the necessary number Of votes, another ballott was ordered, and was under way when first assistant engineer Smith by acclamation. This was done amid considerable enthusiasm and Francis J. McKeon, J r., was: declared the nomi- nee of the department. ' The votes for second assistant engi- neer were next counted and John Kel- ley, the present incumbent, was nomi- nated without a dissenting vote. After the nominationshad been made the successful nominees served a Ger- man supper in honor of their nomina— tions, and vocal and instrumental music and dancing were keplflup “till the clock struck twelve. ” 0 —Diamond and Fancy Stone Rings, at A. \V. Austin’s Jewelry Store. tf250 Gone to Pastures New. Henry E. Dauchy is reported to have left town rather suddenly leaving sev- eral unpaid bills behind him, and tak- ing considerable property belonging to Mrs. Frederick W. Knapp, his land- lady. Dauehy came to Norwalk from East Norwalk about a year ago, and some time since was an applicantfor an appomtment on the police force. He has been employed by the Oriental Bottling Works, and by Otto Kronmil- ler,~but has been unemployed for some time past. He boarded at the resi- dence of F. W. Knapp on East avenue, and ran up a board bill there amount- ing to about $25. Last Frida he in- formed Mr. Knapp that he ha secured a position with the Acme Bottling Works, of Stamford, and that he was gomg to that town and ”would return shortly and pay his board. bill. Satur- day Mr. Knapp went to his work, leav- ing Dauchy alone in the. house, Mrs. Knapp being away on a‘visit. When he returned Dauchy had left, taking all of lllS own belongings and some cloth- ing belonging to Mrs. Knapp. That is the last Mr. Knapp has seen of him but a gentleman informed a GAZETTE re. porter this morning that he had seen Dauchy on Monday,.and had had a conversation with him. .___ -..___.__ _..‘_.,,___,_ _ ..._ —I have the finest line of Chocolates ever Offered to Norwalk people. Starr, wholesale confectioner. 251-2t Home Soclables. The second in the series of Home Sociables to be given this winter, took place at Music Hall last evening, and a large number .of members and their friends were present. Smythe’s or- chestra furnished their usual sweet music, and dancing was indulged in until 12 O’clock. Among the many present were Mr. and Mrs. James Golden,Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Woodward, Col. and Mrs. Leslie Smith, Judge Asa B. Woodward and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. H..Smith, Mr. and Mrs. C. Swartz, Mr. and Mrs. T. Benedict, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Sturges, Mr. and Mrs. C. Vail, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Baxter, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Byington, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tolles, Mrs. F. H. Quintard, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Palmer, the Misses Hyatt, Gibbs, Mead, Lock- wood, Keeler, ‘Burchard, Knapp, Be- dell and Shaws, and Messrs. Russell, Haviland, Golden, Moulton, Beard, Crowe, Lowndes, Cavanaugh, Mitchell, Pardee, Knapp, Capt. Nelson Taylor and Maj. Chas. E.,Doty. _ 0. Old Soldiers Comfortable. On Saturday, says the Courant, committee of Robert 0. Tyler Pos , NO. 50, G. A. R., headed by Comman- der J. D. Lapaugh. made an ofi‘icial in- spection of the state Soldiers’ Home at Noroton. The committee spent the day in carefully examining everything connected with the buildings, cook houses, the bill of fare andtlie clothing of the inmates. They also closely quee- tioned many of the inmates as to their condition and treatment. The com- mittee are perfectly satisfied that the institution is well managed in every re- spect and that everything 'eonduces to /the comfort of the old soldiers. There are now 297 men on the rolls, of which 238 were present at the Home. Twenty—two were absent with leave, one without leave, and thirty-six are under treatment at the Connecticut Hospital for the insane at Middletown. .. _..__ _..._ - .. . . . -‘_—._ 0—- Riverside Cemetery. At a special meeting of the stockhold- ers of the Riverside Cemetery Associa- tion, Monday evening, the president and secretary were authorized to pur- chase all the land adjoining thc ceme- tery on the north between Riverside avenue and the Spring Hill road, thus rounding outand isolating the ceme- tery by‘roads on all sides but one, and increasing the total area to about 60 acres, also affording an opportunity for extending and perfectin ‘ the landscape features in progress, and projected for the near future, The gr wing demand for lots in the cemetery is, constantly calling for the laying out of new ones. The oiiiccrs of the Association are R. moved that Mr. McKeon" be nominated. H. Rowan. South Norwalk. President; . Frederick St. John Lockwood, N or— , . _ j : iously forward to the figuring up at the ; walk, vice~prosident; John H. Light, South Norwalk. secretary and treas- SONS OF THE RVEOLUTION. New Members Elected. Talk About 8. Banquet. ‘ A special meeting of the board of managers of the Sons of the American RevOlution was held at Hartford Mon- day. The question of having an annual dinner was referred to a committee, consistinor of the president and score- tary of the association. It was voted to_ haye published the Year-Book,which will include the "records of the society since its organization and will, contain a list of members with their revolution- ary ancestry. Report was made that the published accounts of the Lebanon celebration Would probably be ready for distribution in a few days. The following were elected members of the society: Miss Antoinette Phelps, Thomas Knowlton Marcy, Windsor; Mrs. J ennie May D. Stevens, NOrwalk; Charles Wesley Huntington, Hartford; George .Parker Ed ar, New London; Benjamin A. Bul eley, Southport ' Arthur Mathewson, Brooklyn; Ansel Earle Beckwith, Norwich; Frederick. K. Plum Miles, Lakeville; Frederick K: Miles, Salisbury; Henry Roberts, Hartford ; Edward E. Bartram, Lake- v111e; George Roberts, Hartford, and John Alfred Hull, New Haven. Mrs. Stevens is the daughter of Se- lectman Daskam. Down they go.. ——-Boots and Shoes reduced 20 per cent.“ until January lst, at Jarvis Kel- logg’s. 249tf _______ «,5. .___ A Witty Repartee. The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald tells of a good political meeting that Senator Sherman had out West in the last election. He was addressing a large audience when an Old man with a long beard and coarse hair that stood in all directions wanted to ask a question. Sherman consented: ' / “‘What I wish to ask,’ continued the old man, ‘ is this : Do you mean to say. that if the Government of the United States takes a piece of paper and prints on one side of it the words “This is one dollar,” and under it that it is “legal tender for all debts, customs and public dues,” and on the back of it prints the words“This is one dollar”——do you mean to say that that does not make it a good dollar, and as good for use as any gold or silver coin in the United States ?” Senator Sherman looked at the old man as he stood there in the midst of the audience and replied: “ ‘Old man. I will ansWer your ques- by asking you another, Suppose the Government of the United States should take you and stamp on your forehead the words “Daniel Webster. ” Suppose they should pick you up and run you through one of the great Government printing presses and stamp on your back in letters a foot long, "Daniel Webster.” Now, would that make you a United States Senator?” The audience roared and laughed and the old man sat down.” ————— — ———< . >——~———-~ —-— —P. S. Bartlett movement in 14 kt., Essex gold filled case, warranted to wear 20 years, for $22.00; at A. W. Aus- tin’s. 250tf. A Novel Plea for Prohibition: Probably the most unique argument ever made for the prohibition of the liquor traffic, was contained in a peti- tion sent to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia last week, signed by 140 inmates of the Washington Work House, asking that no more liquor licenses be granted in theDis- trici. It is as follows: ' “We, the undersigned, citizens'of the United State, temporarily residing in the Washington City Asylum, common- ly called the work house, would re- spectfully but most earnestly pray your honors not to.grant any more liquor licenses. We have been informed from high‘authority, and we fully behave from our own observations, that the curse of the Lord Almighty rests upon the drunkard, and woe unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, that putteth the bottle to him and maketh him drunken. It is our earnest desire to overcome the shame and disgrace to which intoxicating drink, has, directly or indirectly, brought us and to again become worthy and law abiding citi- zens. To this end we ask for honest employment and fair wages, and that all places of licensed temptation and rum maybe forever banished from the capital of our nation. We therefore beseech you to aid us by granting this, our prayer.” ———----—<+>-—————— ~ Obituary. GEORGE P. LAWRENCE. George P. Lawrence died suddenly yesterday morning of apopleXy at his country home near Compo, at the mouth of the Saugatuck River, near Cedar Point, town of Westport. He was senior member of the shipping firm of Lawrence, Giles & Co., No. 11 South William street, New York city, succeeding his father, the late Alexan- der Lawrence. Mr. Lawrence had lived in Westport a large part of the time for nearly twenty years. It has been hiscustom for ten years or mere to pay three visits weekly to his busi- ness house. . His last visit to New York- was on Friday of last week, and he re- turned to Westport that evening in his usual health. He retired on Monday night with no forebodings of illness, and died a few hours later. Mr. Law- rence was fifty-six years old. ' .9. __._.- Hi__ _‘ ->__ Big, Fire Losses. _ 'During the last twelve-months fires have raged in anunprecedented man- ner, and the fire insurance companies all. over the country are looking anx- end of the month, when the results of urer ; Enos Kellogg, superintendent. - the year’s work shall be seen, . .. . \ m .\ f 1'le WEATHER. The weather lo-day promises to be - generally from cloudy to partly cloudy, with slight temperature changes, pre- ceded bg/ rain and followed by clearing and colder weather. To-morrow it promises to be colder and clear. 0.. SOUTH, NORWlLK. The GAZETTE is on sale at the news ofllee of Fred Coleman, J.H.14"lynn, W.L.Ather- ton, and H. E. Bodwcll. Advertisements and Orders for all kinds of JOB PRINT- ING received at our branch miles on Rall- road Square. ‘ . Olive Branch Lodge,.K. of P., will meet to-morrow evening. The late Willis Morrell had in in- eurancce of $94 on his life in ' the Mich 118. 0. - A?" Mr. J. J. Richardson, of the,:“firm of Richardson 151: Morgan, Co.‘,.2l.was in town yesterday. _ _ is: I The propeller Eagle was se’veral hours late this morning. owing-.toy‘a dense fog on the Sound. 1 V i The Holmes—Golden wedding: thkes place at the. Methodist Churchy-"tb‘; .morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock; <5 Theodore Toby is an expert: lator of rope. He is now ' lergte and attractive lamp standard out o i. .' . ..-’=" The firedepartment of' this city has received" an invitation to atténd the masquerade .ball of Kohanza hose com- pany, at Danbury, Christmas night. _ Col..John Vickers has signified his intention of joining Douglas Fowler. Post, G. A. R Since the election of gew officers the Post is having quite a 00m. Capt. Roberts last night caught five; samples of the rodents that infest the propeller freight office. They were all caught alive in a new-fangled trap, and attracted not a little attention. A “dummy” man neatly dressed and laying in the yard south ofthe Old Well Hotel attracted considerable attention this morning, as it lay stretched out full length on the frozen ground. The work probably of some practical joker. A correspondent asks: “Why shouldn’t church property be taxed? It is all well enough for the literal church building and the land on which it stands to be exempt, but productive poratipn should contribute its propor- tion to the general weal precisely as any other. ” . - . It is believed that at the next meet- ing of the stO‘ckholdcrs of the Richard- son & Morgan Co. in January, decisive steps will be taken in the matter of en- larging the plant on Water st eet, not the least of the improvements b ing the placing in first-class condition the long water front owned by the company. The business of the company is beyond the present capacity of the plant. The East Side Non-Secret Endow- ment Society was organized last night at East Norwalk, The assembly starts off with a membership of nineteen. The officers are : Thos. Village,president; W. D. Hazzard, vise president; Miss Jennie Village, secretary ; James Stev- ens, treasurer ; D. T. Murphy, council- or; Mrs. F. G. Petty, conductor; C G. Gluck, guardian; C. E. Johnson, past president._ Wm. S. Searles died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Sarah F. .Searles, on Cross street, at 7 o’clock this morning, in the 25th year of his age. He leaves a wife. About three years ago Mr. Searles in jumping from a wagon re- ceived an injury to his spine, from the effects of which he has ever since been an intense sufferer. For the past six months he had been confined to his bed. He was well liked by all who knew him and had scores of friends. . Ata regular communication of Old Well Lodge, F. and A.M. held last even- ing the following officers were elected , R. Eugene Kinney, W. M.; Platt Beers, S. W. ; Chas. Sterling, J . W. ; 'Thad- dens Guyer, Sec’y;; Walter Quintard, Treas; John T. Nash, S. S.- ; Selah Seaman, J. S. ; W. P. Beers, J. W. Bogardus, W. H. Raymond, trustees; Rev. Archibald Wheaton, chaplain ; W. S. Knapp, marshall. This is Mr. Kinney’s fifth term as Worshipful Mas- ter, and his election last night is ex- cellent testimony of his popularity in the Lodge. The Lodge is in a happy and flourishing condition. After listening to the testimony of the following gentlemen in the matter of the appraisal of the Christian Swartz property on Ely avenue, wanted by the Consolidated road, the committee ad- journed until Monday next. The gen- tlemen named were heard in the inter- est of Mr. Swartz and their estimates were from-$8,000 to $11,000. They were W. S. Knapp, J‘R.‘ Raymond, C. F. Tolles, S. B. Sherwood, J. Donovan, Jr., W. B. Hubbell, W.B. Rider, H. Theile, Wm. B. Reed, E. A, Wood- ward, A. Bach, W. T. Craw, V. A. Scofield, Thadeus Guyer and Nelson J. Crew. Witnesses on the part of the railroad will be heard on Monday. At- torneys Light and Seymour appeared for Mr. Swartz and W. F. Bishop for the railroad. —— , _.,,H,.__"_>, ___~__ —Superior French Cherries and Pine Apples at Starrs, 64 Wall street. 251-211 ___ <..>.,_ -..__.—_ - A Suspicion of Foul Play. BRINKLE, On, Dec. 16.—Mrs. Wilson, wife of Sydney J. Wilson, traveling sales- man for the Jesse French Piano company, was found dead at her home here. She was shot through the heart. A letter signed by the dead woman was found, which stated that she intended to killherself. Notwith- standing this, the-coroner’s jury charged the husband of thevwoman, who has been drink- ing heavily of late, with murdering his wife. He has been arrested. known throughout the country. educated. a fine musician and the author of the novel, “Stanley Huntingdon." - 4—<-——-‘~«+>— —- .-. Job Printing neatly done at this Office. cat in a barrel ”to his ofiice. property belonging to a church corn 'on her first appearance. Wilson is widely : He is well. ‘ * . LEAiiS m ADVERTISIFG".1_1 Wan-ts, l Cent aWerd —¥ as . ~. . . Price One Chief Rylands Wins-- - l I In a decision handed down by Chief; seat. 7 ' Justice Andrews it is decreed that J ohn , Rylands is still chief of the Bridgeport police. The ‘ decisipn was given in” Chief Rylands’ quo warranto againstCaptain Pinkerman. ' —A great variety of the finest Sachét Powders at Riggs’ Drug Store. ' ‘ A Mad. Cat. Five persons bitten by a big, black. cat. formerly a pet in the family of. . . Peter Geiger, who lives at Lewis street ' “ ’ ' and Seventeenth avenue, Newark, N. J ., will go to the Pasteur Institute to-_ " day for treatment. The cat first ex- hibited signs of madness on Friday. For three years, since it was a‘kitten, 1t hed been in the Geiger household. During thatafternoon it jumped about the house, biting every one who’ came Dr. L. R. Sattler, veterinarian, who, has another mad cat in confinement studying its symptoms, toOk Geiger's _ He con- cluded that it was "sufi'éi‘ing from hy: drophobia. died. Several physicians and surgeons *held a post-mortem examination yes- terday and it confirmed the dia nosis * . made by Dr. Sattler. .‘ Lehlbach, Sr. and Jr., assisted in the Drs. C arles dissection. To-day the surgeons intend to inoculate rabbits with the substance. The cat had a healed up wound in the mouth, which showed that it might have been bitten by a dog. 0.. Rallroad Elections. ‘ — suit. ' At the annual meeting of the stock? " holders of the directors were elected : William . Starbuck, New York; J. L. McCauley, New York ; Henry Hentz, New York; Thomas Rutter, New York; W. E. Downs, New Haven, Conn.; William H. Stevenson, Bridgeport, Conn.; A. B. Mygatt, New Milford,Conn.; Henry Crofut, Danbury, Conn. Mr. Crofut is the only, new member on the board. He succeeds ex-Governor P. C. Louns- bury. At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors the old officers were re-elected as follows: President, W... H. Starbuck; vice-president and gen- eral manager, W. H. Stevenson; score-l tary and treasurer, 'M. E. Stone; as- Sistant secretar , A. J. Porter; assist- ant treasurer, E. Robinson. ,, The annual meeting of the New Ha-' ven and Derby railroad stockholders was also held at Bridgeport yesterday. A Porter, was elected a” di- rector to succeed N. D. Sperry of New Haven. 5.,The.;.boar,rlv.of,.direc§prs." ' " Ansonia, Conn. ; Franklin Farrel, An- sonia, Conn.; William H. Stevenson, Bridgeport, Conn.; A. J. Porter,Brido‘e- port, Conn.; S. E. Merwin, New 9.4 _ 4 ousatonic held a154,; Bridgeport, yesterday, the followifié" ven, Conn.; John L. McC'auley, New - York city; Henry Hentz, New York City; E. V. Cary, New York city; M. E. Stone, New York city. President, W. H. Stevenson; secretary, A. J. Por- ter ; treasurer, C. E. Robinson, all of Bridgeport. ‘ ' The directors of the Housatonic passed a vote of thanks to Col. W. H. Stevenson for the able and energetic manner in which the business of the company has been conducted. Amusements. Lovers of realism in the drama gath- ' ered at the Corinne Lyceum last night - in great numbers to see and thoroughly enjoy “ The Midnight Alarm.” The house was well filled from bottom to top, and the play touched a responsive chord in the feelings of every one pres- ent. With exciting situations, good acting and excellently managed stage machinery the audience found little room for dissatisfaction, The scene in which the magnificent Brooklyn bridge , is reproduced is faithfully exact and the various river craft on the Eastriver add to the vivid picture. The fii ht of "the lightning express and the andsome fire engine, which is brought from “Engine House, No. 6,” at the mid- night alarm, both heighten the idea of realism.—Bufi‘alo Times. . “The Midnight Alarm will be pre- sented at the Opera House to-morrow evening. To-morrow evening, Ullie Acker- strom, an old Norwalk favorite, will commence a three nights’ engagement at Music Hall, opening with “ The Bal~ letlDancer. ” Says the Chicago J our-- na :— ,Ullie Akerstrom won favorable rec- ognition last evening at McVickers. The theater was filled with the actress’ friends who gave her a hearty welcome She possesses. a slight, girlish figure, a bright and an- imated face, a musical voice and a spir- . ited stage presence. While a capable actress, Miss Akerstrom’s great forte is her dancing, and in that accomplish- ment she has achieved great success. She is extremely light and graceful on - her feet, which is thoroughly illustra- ted in the varied dances she introduces in her play. She has her ‘ limbs and feet under perfect control. wh--- <-o > ---————— IvIuin About Chili. WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Senor Montt, the -- Chilian minister, had a conference with Secretary Blaine yesterday in regard to the Valparan incident, but nothing can be learned as to what transpired. It was said at the Chilian legation that no news had been received from Chili. A similar state- ment was made at the state department. In in Pittsburg Golden Shrine. _ Pirrsnuno, Dec. 16.—-’I‘he bones of the martyr St. Vincent, which have been de- posited in the Roman Catholic church at Mettern, Switzerland, since 1771, have been ' brought to this city and will be placed un~ der 3. golden shrine in St. Peter’s (South ‘ Twenty-eighth street) Catholic church. Down with the Grip. HA\‘.l:‘.l.ll1'J.l'.L. Mass" Dec. l0.—La I_‘rrippe . is epidemic hero. The physicians say that, there are full!" 1,000 Cases in the city. The . - ‘- majority. of ':ases are, however, in every.” 7. * ‘ mild form. On "Monday morning it no . ,_ . ‘ v ,...u..., made up as follows: Thomas We ace. — f. ‘
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